Walking in Delhi, Mumbai or Bengaluru? Here’s what nobody tells you

Walking in Delhi, Mumbai and Bengaluru is difficult because the footpaths are broken, blocked or non-existent, and road planning has always given priority to vehicles over people. Every city has its problem — the wide and fast roads, and heat in Delhi; the pavements doubling up as markets and parking in Mumbai; the construction and damaged slabs in Bengaluru.Poor lighting, no ramps, and pollution further push women, the elderly and the disabled away. As walking falls, traffic, pollution and health costs climb. The answer is continuous footpaths, safe crossings, legal vending spaces, shade and lighting, and treating pedestrians as primary road users instead of an afterthought.Footpath is there, butWalk down any major road in Delhi, Mumbai or Bengaluru, and you will see the same pattern: a pavement begins, then disappears. It may end at a tree, a transformer box, a metro pillar or a heap of construction debris.